About The ASCR Network

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The Adult Stem Cell Research (ASCR) Network is an internet-based project of the Cell Therapy Foundation designed to be a well-maintained and reliable source of information for physicians and the public regarding adult stem cell research. ASCR seeks to disseminate the latest scientific news in the adult stem cell arena, identify leading researchers in the field, and locate key clinical trials in order to help patients and research unite in a beneficial and timely manner.

Additionally, a future goal of the ASCR Network is to be a community of education and collaboration where news, ideas and research will merge in real-time with the aim of translating the best therapeutic practices to the patient in the most efficient, lay-friendly way possible.

While much progress has been made in the last few years, many therapies are still experimental and/or not ready for use in human trials. The Cell Therapy Foundation and ASCR Network seek to breach that gap by information sharing and collaboration. Consider partnering with us in this cause. Your vital donation will help support our efforts to transform a mere experiment in the lab today into a cure for thousands of patients tomorrow! Click here to donate.

RESEARCH WATCH: Study data published from scleroderma trial that used stem cell transplant as treatment

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June 30, 2014

A new study out of Europe showed an increase in long-term survival rates for scleroderma patients who received autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) instead of intravenous cyclophosphamide.

Beneficial effects of HSCT in systemic sclerosis had been indicated in previous studies, but no one had studied the possibility of the treatment increasing survival rates. This prompted colleagues at 29 centers in 10 countries across Europe to conduct a new study with a specific aim of finding out whether or not morbidity rates were helped by HSCT.

TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES: More Stem Cells Equal More Help for Patients

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June 10, 2014

The benefits of cord blood preservation are becoming more widely known, but many people still do not know that the placenta is a rich source of these life-giving adult stem cells, as well. Cell Therapy Foundation does not promote one specific company or method of stem cell collection, but welcomes all advances that are being made in this field to make these collection processes more efficient and effective. One such noteworthy advance is the CordAdvantage collection process.

RESEARCH WATCH: MSCs and the Knees

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June 10, 2014

Know anyone suffering from knee pain or problems with their meniscus? This study from earlier in the year should interest them.

It details how just a single injection of allogeneic mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) after surgery provided a statistically significant amount of pain relief for patients who underwent partial meniscectomy when compared to the control group (who received no stem cell injection).

Low-power Laser Encourages New Dentin Formation

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June 10, 2014

RESEARCH WATCH: Low-power Laser Encourages New Dentin Formation

This research is not only noteworthy for its outcomes, but also for its uncomplicated methodology: a laser.

In a very simplified summary, it went like this: a Harvard-led group used a non-ionizing, low-power laser to induce a series of molecular reactions which activated latent Transforming Growth Factor-Beta 1 (TGF-β1), a common regulatory cell protein. The TGF-β1 subsequently triggered the dental stem cells to grow into dentin.